Irish woman inspired to return African and Aboriginal antiquities by Guardian article

The collection of 19th-century objects includes spears and harpoon heads. Photograph: Handout

An Irish woman has been inspired by the Guardian to return her late father’s collection of 19th-century African and Aboriginal objects to their countries of origin.

Isabella Walsh, 39, from Limerick, has contacted embassies and consulates in Dublin and London to repatriate 10 objects, including spears, harpoon heads and a shield, after she read about other cases in the newspaper.